Histoire de la pensée juridique et analyse bibliométrique : l’exemple de la circulation des idées entre la France et l’Italie à la Belle Époque

The present study intends to apply a quantitative methodology to the history of legal thought and the circulations of legal ideas between France et Italy at the end of the XIXth century and the beginning of the XXth century. This is a pilot research which combines the study of bibliographical quotations and references in law journals and network analysis. It discusses two examples : book reviews and life insurance. The aim is to create maps of networks of scholars to better understand the circulation of legal knowledge.